Kidnapping, extortion case against Kerala actor-politician G. Krishnakumar, his family

Actor-politician G. Krishnakumar and family face kidnapping, extortion charges; counter-accuse employee of embezzlement in legal battle.

A case of kidnapping and extortion has been registered against actor-cum-politician G. Krishnakumar and his family based on a complaint filed by a female employee of his daughter Diya's firm, the police said on Saturday (June 7, 2025).

The complainant has alleged that she was kidnapped by Mr. Krishnakumar and Diya and money was extorted from her, the police said.

At the same time, the police also registered a case of embezzlement against the employee based on the complaint filed by Mr. Krishnakumar and his daughter.

"The two cases have been registered. We are going through all the evidence submitted along with the complaints. Further steps will be taken after that," an officer of the Museum police station, where the FIRs have been registered, said.

Mr. Krishnakumar, meanwhile, told a TV channel that while Diya was pregnant, she was unable to monitor the business and during that time, three female employees working there embezzled around ₹69 lakh from the firm.

He claimed that when they got to know of it and threatened police action, the women came to meet them with their husbands and admitted to carrying out the embezzlement.

"They paid around ₹8 lakh initially and said they will return the rest of the money and asked us not to file a complaint. But, later one of them called and threatened my daughter, following which we filed a complaint with the police on May 30 or 31," he claimed.